The ICC Champions Trophy,originally named the ICC KnockOut Trophy,is a quadrennial cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. Inaugurated in 1998,The ICC conceived the idea of the Champions Trophy –a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries. It can be compared to FIFA Confederations Cup in football. It remains as one of those ICC events that had the same format as that of another big cricketing event,like the Cricket World Cup,with the format being One Day Internationals.
The Kenya men's national cricket team represents the Republic of Kenya in international cricket. Kenya is an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) which has Twenty20 International (T20I) status after the ICC granted T20I status to all its members.
The Bermuda men's national cricket team represents the British overseas territory of Bermuda in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bermuda Cricket Board (BCB),which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1966.
The Malaysia national cricket team represents the country of Malaysia in international cricket matches. The team is organised by the Malaysian Cricket Association which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1967.
Peter Gerard Gillespie is a Northern Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,he had played for the Ireland cricket team 116 times up to the start of the 2007 World Cup,including twelve first-class matches and 35 List A matches,four of which were One Day International. Only three players have played more times for Ireland.
William Kyle McCallan,usually known as Kyle McCallan,is a former Irish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,he has played more times for the Ireland cricket team than any other player,more than 40 caps ahead of the next player in the table,the retired Peter Gillespie. Only three players have captained Ireland more times than McCallan,and only Jason Molins has captained them to more wins. He has also played second XI cricket for Derbyshire and Surrey.
Santhara Segeran Vello is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1994 and 1998.
Suresh Navaratnam is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,he has played more than 100 times for the Malaysia national cricket team since making his debut in 1993,scoring more runs and taking more wickets than any other player for Malaysia.
Ramesh Menon is a Malaysian former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm off spin bowler,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1993 and 2001.
Kunjiraman Ramadas is a former Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1990 and 2001.
Rohan Mark Selvaratnam is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium pace bowler,he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1993.
Marimuthu A Muniandy is a Malaysian former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1990 and 2005.
S Jeevandran Nair is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1996 and 2002.
Paul McCrum is an Irish former cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler,he played 74 times for the Ireland cricket team between 1989 and 1998 including four first-class matches against Scotland and 16 List A matches. He also played for the Northern Ireland national cricket team in the cricket tournament at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Chew Pok Cheong is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and off spin bowler,he played for the Malaysia national cricket team between 1992 and 2002.
Shankar Retinam is a Malaysian cricketer. A right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper,he has played for the Malaysia national cricket team since 1997.
Rarua Dikana is a Papua New Guinean former cricketer,also known as Rarva Dikana. A right-handed batsman,right-arm medium pace bowler and occasional wicket-keeper,he has played for the Papua New Guinea national cricket team since 1998.
Alexander Kenneth Lindsay Glegg is a Canadian former cricketer. He represented the Canadian national side in several competitions during the 1990s.
Latchman Bhansingh is a former Canadian international cricketer. He was born in Guyana,and began his career in Guyanese domestic cricket,playing two first-class games for Berbice. After emigrating to Canada,he represented the Canadian national side at several tournaments in the 1990s.
Asif Ali is a Pakistani cricketer playing for the Pakistan national cricket team. In first-class cricket,Asif represents Northern,and he plays for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League.
